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Ships can become mobile wave energy converters, say Chinese researchers, using “heaving oscillators” that draw power from heaving, rolling and pitching movements as they move through the sea, while also acting as motion dampers to improve safety.Contin… Continue reading “Heaving oscillators” use wave power to extend shipping range
Japanese company PowerX is moving ahead with its strange plan to build a “mobile power station” in the form of a 140-meter (460-ft) electric “battery tanker,” which will carry 241 megawatt-hours of renewable energy across the sea over short distances.C… Continue reading Bizarre 460-foot “battery tanker” set to ship electrons by 2026
At 399.99 m (1,312.3 ft) long and 61.5 m (202 ft) wide, the MSC Tessa can handle more than 240,000 tons of cargo. It’s the first ship to break that mark, as well as the first that’s able to carry more than 24,000 containers.
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Continue reading China delivers world’s largest container ship
Having already rolled out the world’s first ammonia-fueled tractor and the world’s first ammonia-fueled semi truck, Brooklyn company Amogy has now got hold of a 1957 tugboat, and plans to have the world’s first ammonia-powered ship sailing this year.Co… Continue reading Amogy plans world’s first ammonia-powered ship for 2023
While luxury travel firm Orient Express is best known for its train excursions, it’s now branching out into cruises … in a big way. The company has just unveiled what will reportedly be the world’s largest sailing ship, the Orient Express Silenseas.Con… Continue reading Orient Express to offer luxury cruises on “world’s largest sailing ship”
Tasmanian builder of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat has announced that it’s aiming to deliver the world’s largest battery electric passenger ferry to Argentina-based operator Buquebus by 2025.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Electri… Continue reading Incat Tasmania to build world’s largest electric passenger ferry
By Habiba Rashid
The company targeted in the ransomware attack is DNV, a prominent and widely-recognized provider of digital ship management solutions.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Disruption on High Seas: Shipping Software… Continue reading Disruption on High Seas: Shipping Software Hit by Ransomware Attack
Many readers will already be familiar with so-called narco subs, used to smuggle narcotics from South America into Florida and area. Well, according to a new study, the design of such watercraft could actually have some practical – and legal – applicat… Continue reading Study suggests semi-submersible design may make for more efficient ships
The first of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 City Class frigates, HMS Glasgow, has begun a very slow launch at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Scotland. Rather than sliding into the water with a dramatic splash, the 6,000-tonne warship will be shifted through … Continue reading Royal Navy’s first Type 26 frigate is launched – very, very slowly
As the shipping industry moves to decarbonize, huge sails could be making a comeback. The China Merchant Energy Shipping company (CMES) has taken delivery of a new supertanker, whose four large sails will cut down average fuel consumption by nearly 10%… Continue reading Giant supertanker uses 9.8% less fuel thanks to 130-foot sails